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It’s raining and blowing. The building is rattling. Yesterday before lunch, I managed to connect the new television to Netflix. I tried our two other streaming channels, but they didn’t like my passwords. So, with lunch, we started watching Season 7 of Bridgerton on Netflix. I then washed dishes and had a siesta — still physically paying for the day before. I lost 6 pounds (nearly 3 kilos) between Tuesday night and Wednesday afternoon, and my abs still feel like I did 500 crunches. I woke an hour later from my siesta having no idea what time nor day it was. Once I figured it out, I got back to the television.
After several attempts to get the other streaming services connected, I finally changed both passwords and “voila!” We’re in business. I don’t understand half of what’s available to us with this new TV, but for now I’ll be satisfied with what I’ve accomplished.
Our old TVs here in Spain have 32″ screens. When we bought the first one in 2011, we were impressed with the size of the screen.
Our previous TVs in the States had 25″ screens which at the time we thought were plenty big. Before that, in 1983, I bought a 19″. That lasted into the late ’90s. We thought it was grand at the time because it replaced the 9″ B&W Panasonic I bought for myself when I was 15.
Now, we’ve grown to 43 inches. Many of you probably think it’s small, but we did our calculations for the space it’s in and it works for us. And we’re not size queens. Besides, San Geraldo would get motion sick if it were any bigger. We’re delighted with the sound, and the image is so clear it almost looks like 3-D, even when viewed from an angle. It’s so much easier to use than our previous not-so-smart TV. An enormous improvement on Day 1.
While the TV loads the different apps, three colorful geometric shapes roll around each other on the screen. Moose was transfixed.
Merchi told me schools were closed yesterday due to the risk of floods and high winds. She doesn’t remember that ever happening in her lifetime. It was no day for a walk in the park (they’re still closed). I’d love to see what the river looks like now.
On my way home Tuesday afternoon, I passed a shop, Cooligan, that had shoes big enough for San Geraldo: well, ONE shoe. So, really not much help. And, by the way, it’s still raining and the building is still rattling.
Llueve y sopla el viento. El edificio vibra. Ayer antes de comer, conseguí conectar el nuevo televisor a Netflix. Probé con nuestros otros dos canales de streaming, pero no les gustaron mis contraseñas. Así que, con el almuerzo, empezamos a ver la séptima temporada de Bridgerton en Netflix. Después lavé los platos y me eché una siesta; todavía me cuesta el día anterior. Perdí casi 3 kilos entre el martes por la noche y el miércoles por la tarde, y todavía siento los abdominales como si hubiera hecho 225 abdominales. Me desperté una hora después de la siesta sin tener ni idea de qué hora ni de qué día era. Una vez que lo averigüé, volví al televisor.
Después de varios intentos de conectar los otros servicios de streaming, por fin cambié ambas contraseñas y ¡voilá! Ya está todo en marcha. No entiendo ni la mitad de lo que nos ofrece este nuevo televisor, pero por ahora me conformaré con lo que he conseguido.
Nuestros viejos televisores aquí en España tienen pantallas de 32″. Cuando compramos el primero en 2011, nos impresionó su tamaño.
Nuestros televisores anteriores en Estados Unidos tenían pantallas de 25″, que en aquel entonces nos parecían bastante grandes. Antes, en 1983, compré uno de 19″. Que nos duró hasta finales de los 90. Nos pareció genial en aquel momento porque sustituyó al Panasonic blanco y negro de 9″ que me compré a los 15 años.
Ahora, hemos crecido a 43 pulgadas. Muchos de vosotros probablemente penséis que es pequeño, pero hicimos los cálculos para el espacio en el que está y nos viene bien. Y no somos fanáticos del tamaño. Además, San Geraldo se marearía si fuera más grande. Estamos encantados con el sonido, y la imagen es tan nítida que casi parece 3D, incluso desde un ángulo. Es mucho más fácil de usar que nuestro anterior televisor, que no era tan inteligente. Una mejora enorme respecto al primer día.
Mientras el televisor cargaba las diferentes aplicaciones, tres formas geométricas de colores giraban una alrededor de la otra en la pantalla. Moose estaba fascinado.
Merchi me contó que ayer las escuelas cerraron por riesgo de inundaciones y vientos fuertes. No recuerda que eso haya sucedido nunca. No era un día para pasear por el parque (siguen cerradas). Me encantaría ver cómo está el río ahora.
De camino a casa el martes por la tarde, pasé por una tienda, Cooligan, que tenía zapatos lo suficientemente grandes para San Geraldo: bueno, UN zapato. Así que, la verdad, no sirvió de mucho. Y, por cierto, sigue lloviendo y el edificio sigue vibrando.
• Añade un par de ventanas y podría resultar en un bonito apartamento.
• Fachada sur de la mezquita.
• Centro de información turística contemporáneo.
• El violinista del martes en otro ángulo.
• Mirando hacia atrás antes de llegar a la torre de Calahorra. La catedral es la enorme estructura que se alza en medio de la mezquita. El minarete sobresale en el centro de la imagen.
• Casi hasta lo alto de la torre.
• Desde el tejado de la torre.
• De regreso a casa. De izquierda a centro: Mezquita, puerta del puente romano, San Rafael.
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That looked like quite the adventure! And the photos made it all worth it. Thanks for sharing.
A few years back we bought a TV with a ::::gasp:::: 42-inch screen.
The other day we were in CostCo and I walked past a 102-inch TV.
Insanity!
^^^ Bob
I’m so glad that you are very happy with the sound and picture! And ease of use! When my husband first met me, I had a small b&w TV in my bedroom (we’re talking 1987), and no AC in my apartment, just a fan in the window. He soon got me to change to a still-small color TV (color tv was expensive back then!), and a bedroom AC unit. Within three years, he had moved in with me, and we bought a HUGE boxy big-screen TV for the living room… I think it was 20″. Ha! I remember watching a tennis match on the screen and marveling at how big the square display was. Now we have 5 truly big flat screen TVs… but I watch most things on my iPad … full circle 🙂
Judy C:
I remember the awe I felt when I brought home the 19″ color TV in LA. I still thought our 32” here was fine. Then an acquaintance stopped by (an English expat) in Fuengirola and, after commenting on how tiny our apartment was (it was not, she hadn’t noticed the three bedrooms because she was busily looking for things to criticize), she moved on to our “ridiculously small” TV.
The largest TV in the house is in my bedroom, I can watch without my glasses
Anonymous:
Yes. No glasses for me either.
Soon all TV’s are going to be so big that we will all need screening rooms to accommodate them. And at the same time, we shall go along watching things on our phones. It’s such a confusing time to be alive.
Glad you’re feeling better. It sounds like you were hit hard by whatever that was.
Thanks for the second shot of the violinist. He intrigues me.
Ms. Moon
Ms. Moon:
We had friends with a 65″ TV that was unpleasant to watch even from the correct distance, terrible image quality and sound. They sat 6 feet away. Our nephew has a screening room. Ay!
Busking can be such a thankless activity. Your violinist, however, looks like he’s enjoying it a lot!
Debra:
I don’t have a good recording of the violinist. But, he was clearly popular. Lots of money getting tossed into his case. I like the little poses he did for me.
I watched the first episode of the new season of Bridgerton last night. I think Benedict is the hottest Bridgerton brother! I love him and I love that he’s Bi! 🙂
Glad you’re feeling better.
Jennifer
Jennifer:
And Benedict gets hotter (or at least more visible) as the episodes progress! I love his crooked smile.
I am glad that you are feeling better and that you got the TV hooked up! I love that photo of the pedestrian bridge.
Michael:
Imagine when there was actually car traffic on that Roman bridge. So nice to have the TV hooked up. All is going smoothly but I have much to learn.
I cannot imagine car traffic at all! Glad the TV is hooked up.
Beautiful photos, as always. They have a calming effect on me. Televisions are amazing these days. Sweet Cheeks bought a big TV for me in 2012, maybe. I can’t remember what year it was. Neither one of us could ever remember what year we met. I continue to find new things it can do, but it also seems to install updates on its own.
Love,
Janie
janiejunebug:
All we wanted was a nice tv to watch movies and tv from our streaming services. We now have a lot more than we needed and I suppose I should figure some of it out.
I expected to see an old woman and some children coming out of that shoe!
That a big weight loss in 24 hours. I hope you’re drinking plenty of fluids and getting yourself back in sync.
Kelly:
Water, electrolyte replacements. I’ve been doing what I can. So far, feeling much stronger today.
I haven’t had a tv for many years. On the others hand, my across the back yard neighbors have one so large I could watch it from my sofa. I think they watch largely Indian long movies.
Boud:
Too bad about your neighbors’ choice of viewing. That could get old fast. Still, you could learn to lip-read.
Our current TV is a 32″. It’s as big as we go, that’s the biggest that will fit in the cabinet. Besides if we got one that has to be hung on a wall. I’d have to rearrange all the art and some of the furniture. Not gonna do that.
ellen abbott:
We lucked out with this tv. It sits on a sturdy 55-year-old commode that we really like. We never gave a thought that the base might be too big. It exactly fits!
That’s a big tv.
I have a tv that was a gift from my ex when he moved with his husband to the Philippines. I have no idea how big it is. It’s perfect for my sitting room, though. I’m with San Geraldo: if it’s too big I get dizzy.
And La Mezquita, La Catedral, El Puente Romano. Only in Europe.
XOXO
Sixpence:
We had friends in Vegas nearly 20 years ago who had a 65″ screen. The image was awful and distorted around the edges, and it could not be viewed from the side. They had their sofa about 6 feet away. They made us watch something one night and we BOTH felt sick. And their 2-year-old daughter sat on the floor a foot in front of it.
Not a good time to own a movie theatre. TV screens may soon make them redundant.
Kirk:
I’ve known people with TVs big enough to serve the purpose.